Our client is seeking a Support Network Engineer with strong automation skills in Python to join a team focused on developing new automation work. The role involves defining processes, debugging product functionality, and collaborating with Test and Framework Development Teams to identify root causes and triage problems. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of software development in testing, test automation, computer networking, and troubleshooting, with a strong preference for Python experience. Responsibilities include contributing to test automation and framework development, maintaining the Quality Release Gate process, running and debugging automated tests, and creating bug reports.

Must Have

• Demonstrated experience in product support and/or product release support processes
• Good Experience in testing / debugging issues for highly scalable, distributed systems and data center products
• Hands-on experience in Python Development (3 years minimum, OOP, SOLID, design patterns, DRY)
• Good knowledge of computer networking (CCNA, CCNP level preferred): L2/L3 network protocols, Ethernet, TCP/IP, switching/routing algorithms, data center networks, BGP
• Hands-on experience with Cisco IOS/NXOS, Arista, or Cumulus (1 year minimum)
• Atlassian or equivalent suite
• Good knowledge of GNU/Linux operating systems, shell scripting and command line tools
• Good troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
• Ability to define independently priorities, objectives, and tasks. Proactive and self-starter personality. Able to work in a startup Customer environment. Motivated and top-performer.

Good to Have

• Previous experience with process definition
• EVPN + VXLAN
• Experience with RESTful APIs programming and related technologies
• Familiar with virtualization/containerization technologies
• Familiarity with multiple Network Operating Systems (Cisco NXOS, Arista EOS, Cumulus Linux, OpenSwitch, SONiC)
• Previous experiences on writing tools or frameworks to facilitate product testing
• Hands-on: Spine-leaf datacenter architectures, BGP, OSPF, Automation, Juniper, Cisco Switches/Routers, Arista, Automation QA, VMware vCenter, VPN technologies (eVPN), VxLAN

Perks & Benefits

• Global Relocation options
• Experience in an international environment
• Cross-cultural experience
• Feedback culture
• Regular appraisals
• Annual holiday (20 or 26 days)
• Occasional leave (1 or 2 days)
• Child care leave (2 days or 16 hours per year)
• Absence due to force majeure (2 days or 16 hours per year)
• Maternity Leave (20 weeks)
• Parental Leave (41 weeks)
• Paternity Leave (14 days)
• Expert-led tech courses
• Internal instructor-led soft skills courses
• Comprehensive in-house self-learning resources
• Access to external self-learning libraries (ProQuest eBook, Udemy for Business)
• Cloud Programs (MS Cloud Academy, AWS Partner Academy, Google Cloud Academy)
• Custom Learning Programs (upskilling, reskilling, technical mentorship)
• Leadership Programs for Managers
• Multisport card
• Multisport card for family members at corporate rate
• LuxGood Program (wellbeing seminars, contests, relaxation sessions, yoga)
• One Team Program (Buddy for New Joiner, integration support, "Hire me" workshops for partners)
• Preferential banking offer
• Preferential car leasing offer
• Cafeteria program discounts (shops, cinema tickets, holiday offers)
• Luxoft Social Benefit Fund (sport and recreation benefits, financial support)
• Private Healthcare Insurance with unlimited access to specialists
• Full dental support
• Travel Insurance
• Private healthcare coverage for family members at corporate rate
• Life insurance at corporate rate for employees and family members (basic package paid by employer)
• Reimbursement for corrective glasses
• Fun social activities and online entertainment events
• Respectful multicultural team environment
• Rotation between projects and accounts
• New career opportunities
• Self-Learning Library
• CSR Projects

Regular Support Network Engineer with automation (Python)

##### Project description

About the Project: Our client is looking for Software Developers in Test with Networking and Test Automation skillset, within the Team which is currently developing new automation work for our Customer. This Team has the ownership to define the process, debug all aspects of the Products' functionality in its release cycle and work closely together with our Test and Framework Development Team to identify root causes, raise issues accordingly to feature or test developers and triage problems. This team also collaborates closely with the Customer's Developer Team on feature issues and thus reduce the number of flaws in the Product. The Customer relies on us to keep a healthy and real PASS rate of the tests in order to maintain a high performance product and demonstrable quality metrics (Quality Gate). The process needs to scale up to the agile release strategy of the Customer's products.

Thus, the ideal candidate has deep knowledge of software development in testing / test automation, computer networking, as well as troubleshooting skills necessary to understand and debug efficiently the various testing scenarios (strong preference is Python, as the framework and tests are written in Python). Prior experience with distributed systems is highly desirable.

Our current team: Our current Test and Framework Development Team is comprised of experienced Automation and Manual QA Engineers, working in an agile process of Product Lifecycle Management. This team provides close assistance to the Release Support Team.

Tools and Technologies used: Python 2.x /3.x, Atlassian Suite, VMWare, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Git, KVM/vCenter, Linux, Docker, Ixia,

Opportunities: Contribute to automated testcase development and framework development. Debug all functional aspects of the Products and Test Framework, gaining experience in a wide area of technologies and devices (Advanced Applied Python knowledge, Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Cumulus, etc.). Work with containerized environments. Define the Quality Gate process with the help of our existing team, maintaining it and having ownership over it. Collaborate closely with our local team and with the Customer's team.

##### Responsibilities

• Primarily contribute to new test automation and framework development by writing complex Python scripts, tightly integrated within a state-of-the-art PTest everything-as-code infrastructure.
• Contribute to the quality strategy of the products by developing and maintaining the Quality Release Gate process
• Run and debug automated integration and system tests in Python per release needs.
• Work closely with the engineering team to isolate and resolve defects in a timely manner
• Work closely with our local team to debug framework and test related issues
• Create bug reports when issues arise and track them through completion.
• Triage failures per severity and prioritize as necessary, when needed.

##### Skills

Must have

• Demonstrated experience in product support and/or product release support processes
• Good Experience in testing / debugging issues for highly scalable, distributed systems and data center products
• Hands-on experience in Python Development
• 3 years minimum. Knowledge of OOP, SOLID, design patterns, DRY etc.
• Good (CCNA, CCNP level preferred) knowledge of computer networking: L2/L3 network protocols, Ethernet, TCP/IP, switching/routing algorithms, data center networks, BGP .
• Hands-on experience with at least one of the following vendors' products for 1 year minimum: Cisco IOS/NXOS, Arista, Cumulus.
• Atlassian or equivalent suite
• Good knowledge of GNU/Linux operating systems, shell scripting and command line tools
• Good troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
• Ability to define independently priorities, objectives, and tasks. Proactive and self-starter personality. Able to work in a startup Customer environment. Motivated and top-performer.

Nice to have

• Previous experience with process definition
• EVPN + VXLAN
• Experience with RESTful APIs programming and related technologies
• Familiar with virtualization/containerization technologies
• Familiarity with multiple Network Operating Systems such as Cisco NXOS, Arista EOS, Cumulus Linux, OpenSwitch, SONiC
• Previous experiences on writing tools or frameworks to facilitate product testing
• Hands-on :
• Spine-leaf datacenter architectures, BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), OSPF (Open Shortest Path First), Automation, Juniper, Cisco Switches/Routers, Arista, Automation QA, VMware vCenter, VPN technologies (eVPN), VxLAN,

##### Other

• Languages

Romanian: C2 Proficient,English: C1 Advanced

• Seniority

Regular

##### Luxoft Benefits*

Global Relocation

• ●Relocation options **
• ●Experience in an international environment
• ●Cross-cultural experience

Recognition and Evaluation

• ●Feedback culture
• ●Regular appraisals

Time Off***

• ●Annual holiday - 20 or 26 days. The duration of the leave depends on the overall seniority
• ●Occasional leave - 1 or 2 days/ depending on the circumstances
• ●Child care leave - 2 days or 16 hours per year
• ●Absence due to force majeure - 2 days or 16 hours per year
• ●Maternity Leave - 20 weeks
• ●Parental Leave - 41 weeks
• ●Paternity Leave - 14 days

Luxoft Training Center

• ●Expert-led tech courses covering basic to advanced topics
• ●Internal instructor-led soft skills courses
• ●Comprehensive in-house self-learning resources for both soft and hard skills
• ●Access to external self-learning libraries like ProQuest eBook and Udemy for Business
• ●Cloud Programs: MS Cloud Academy, AWS Partner Academy, Google Cloud Academy
• ●Custom Learning Programs: upskilling, reskilling, technical mentorship
• ●Leadership Programs for Managers

Well-being and Work-life Balance

• ●Multisport card
• ●Possibility to order Multisport card at the corporate rate for family members
• ●LuxGood Program: wellbeing seminars, contests, relaxation sessions, yoga sessions, etc.
• ●One Team Program: Buddy for each New Joiner; seminars, meeting and workplace space to support integration with local community and culture; “Hire me” workshops for partners
• ●Preferential banking offer
• ●Preferential car leasing offer
• ●Cafeteria program discounts for shops, cinema tickets, holiday offers
• ●Luxoft Social Benefit Fund: sport and recreation benefits, the possibility to receive financial support

Health Care

• ●Private Healthcare Insurance with unlimited access to specialists
• ●Full dental support
• ●Travel Insurance
• ●Possibility to add private healthcare coverage for family members at the corporate rate
• ●Life insurance at the corporate rate for employees and family members, including payment of the basic package for the employee by the employer
• ●Reimbursement for corrective glasses

Company Events and Friendly Environment

• ●Many fun social activities organized by the Luxoft team offline in your city
• ●Online entertainment events for whole company and local team events
• ●A workplace where you’re treated with respect within a multicultural team

Internal Mobility

• ●Rotation between projects and accounts
• ●New career opportunities

Self-Learning Library

CSR Projects

*The acquisition of rights to the above benefits depends on the form of cooperation. Benefits apply to those employed under a contract of employment.

**Please note that relocation is not available for all open positions. At Luxoft Poland it is possible to work remotely only from the territory of Poland.

***Options offered by the Polish government.